I’ve noticed the same thing too, and also for the alert notification list. However, I’ve noticed that whether or not they auto-refresh is sporadic. If I have multiple tabs open, the number of unread alerts may be different on every single tab’s summary label (they used to be identical/update simultaneously).

@dangeruss
Looks like the subject line problem was fixed on 2/21. Thank you!

Any chance the large graphic at the top of the emails can still be changed? It’s a bit annoying to have to always scroll down on each post to see the text. But at least now I know what it will be about!

@fivetalents I had good dial up. Friend visiting from different part of the state had broadband and thought my dial up was better than her broadband. I’m sure she’s got faster internet now-- she spends money more easily than me.

I think more people would have what I have if they could but pretty sure my price is grandfathered and my service wouldn’t be available to new subscribers. Same with my $13/mo cell phone plan.

I think that happens when the site is running slow (due to too many users on at once?). The site seems to be running slow for me this morning… I’m not sure if anyone else is experiencing that. Let’s ask @dangeRuss

Replies are the very lifeblood of sites like this. If replies to a single question arent loaded into the main thread automatically i forsee a ton of the same questions and sub answers.
Seems to me this feature needs to be turned off if possible.
Just like old school FW … lettem use the quote button. Then we can all see the answer.

I’m not sure I’m following you, Owen. Can you elaborate? What do you mean the replies are being hidden?

is there a way to use topic alerts like we could on FW?
For example, we could enter a subject “Fitbit” and get all Fitbit replies in any area we selected.

I wasn’t aware of the alert feature at FW (had the Kohl’s Official Thread permanently open on my mobile device because I found navigating the rest of the site to be cumbersome) but would love to see an alert feature here.

Is there any way to set up an alert system that would send a notification whenever a saved keyword or phrase is used in any post or tag, regardless of the category…perhaps would even group them all into a special “my favorite topics” page (with the option to clear items once read or expired)?

For example, any post mentioning Kohl’s or Home Depot or other stores where I frequently shop?

I’ve missed out on numerous deals because I didn’t see the post before the offer expired…

Case in point: a few days ago, I received a keyword search alert from eBay for something that I wanted to buy: I immediately went to the site and started to buy the item, but got interrupted/distracted before completing the purchase. Today, I remembered to complete the purchase (missing the 6% eBay Bucks promo that ended yesterday), only to discover just now that I could have more than compensated for yesterday’s loss of the bonus 5% with a $15 off $75 flash promo today… (insert wild, purple minion emoticon here)

Posterity (Content Preservation)
The history of deals is a valuable resource, a rich source of information that allows members to compare current deals with previously-posted deals when considering whether a new deal is worth posting/pursuing, or is even a deal at all (has this item/service ever been priced this low before; is this deal unique to this store, or do other stores offer similar deals; did members like the previous deal by up-voting or commenting on it; did anyone point out anything wrong with the item/service/deal, etc.).
In addition, posts provide a wealth of statistical information, such as how many people viewed the post vs. how many replied or voted (often, numerous lurkers will benefit from a deal but never offer any comments/feedback or show appreciation to the OP for finding such a great deal).

Censorship
Members don’t like seeing posts and threads disappearing mysteriously: it reeks of censorship/revisionism, and creates an uncomfortable environment.

What would be most helpful for ensuring the integrity and preservation of all posts, while keeping page submissions as current as possible, would be for @dangeRuss to eliminate the delete/purge options from the three dots menu and replace them with the option “Mark this deal as expired”, thereby allowing members to safely archive their own posts and reduce the workload of the moderators.

First is the question of whether it will be PWF policy that reposts (and all replies in that repost) will be moved into/merged with the original thread.

Second is enabling the ability to completely (and more easily) merge two threads. The reason we can’t completely merge two threads currently is that the OP can’t be merged (only replies can be moved). Furthermore, replies have to be moved one at a time (you can’t select all of them at the same time like you can when forking threads). When I’ve had to “merge” threads, after the time consuming process of moving each reply individually, I’ve then had to quote the OP and paste that as a new reply into the other thread that is being kept (and move the now abandoned OP/thread to expired).

@dangeruss
Correct, it doesn’t do anything to filter my view of “hot deals” which was quite nice on FW, so I could just eliminate those that post every sale item, regardless if a good deal or good merchant, just endless litter

I will see about adding this. We are also working on the rating system which may help things a bit.

Also, I don’t know if there’s a way to edit posts, but either it’s on that menu or I can’t find it. And the “quote” link isn’t working for me consistently. I tried it on another page and it was fine, but here it doesn’t do anything.

Problem #3, the page loading is still not consistently working. Sometimes it will load, but more often than not I’m still having to refresh the page to get more than a blank screen.

@dangeRuss I remember why I stopped using the “Reply” button on top when I was writing an unrelated item … it was because when I hit “Reply” the box automatically populated with text. If I hit “discard” then hit “Reply” again the box does not get populated with text. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?.

If you have text selected with your mouse and hit reply, it automatically quotes it for you.

Also, if you already have the text editor box open in another tab (e.g., to create a new thread, quote, or reply) and then open the text editor in a second tab, the box in the second tab will auto-populate with the contents of the the text editor in first tab.

I think what would help me is for email notifications to be sent for new post and edits to existing posts. I know this enhancement is not something that most would want so please consider a toggle. Does anyone know how this worked on FatWallet?

@iaclassic I sent a you a link via chat to the post quoted below around the time you posted this thread… a little too late on my part unfortunately. Although, it is good to have this issue in the support forum to get it officially recognized as an issue that needs to be addressed/place it on the to-do list, a help request has already been created for this topic: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/411/mark-as-expired. I’m going to lock this thread as a repost and mark it resolved, but invite you to join the discussion in the existing thread. Thank you for contributing.

You can post a reply in the thread stating that it is expired (you can also add “EXPIRED” in front of the title to alert the other members and also provide another means for mods to spot expired threads). The next mod to see your reply or title change will move it to the expired sub-forum. Since we are all volunteers, it may take a little but for that to happen. However, if it is taking a very long time to be moved, you can flag the moderators and explain your request there.

Thanks for understanding. We hope to have a more streamlined expiration process down the line when resources allow.

Also, I located your deleted thread, restored it, and moved it the expired deals sub-forum. If you have other threads that need to be un-deleted/restored, please let us know.

@iaclassic I sent a you a link via chat to the post quoted below around the time you posted this thread… a little too late on my part unfortunately. Although, it is good to have this issue in the support forum to get it officially recognized as an issue that needs to be addressed/place it on the to-do list, a help request has already been created for this topic: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/411/mark-as-expired. I’m going to lock this thread as a repost and mark it resolved, but invite you to join the discussion in the existing thread. Thank you for contributing.

You can post a reply in the thread stating that it is expired (you can also add “EXPIRED” in front of the title to alert the other members and also provide another means for mods to spot expired threads). The next mod to see your reply or title change will move it to the expired sub-forum. Since we are all volunteers, it may take a little but for that to happen. However, if it is taking a very long time to be moved, you can flag the moderators and explain your request there.

Thanks for understanding. We hope to have a more streamlined expiration process down the line when resources allow.

Also, I located your deleted thread, restored it, and moved it the expired deals sub-forum. If you have other threads that need to be un-deleted/restored, please let us know.

I agree Juicer, that is how I found deals too, we understand the concern, maybe soon dangeRuss can do it, bear with us!

To be more specific since frugalfreak is being modest: @dangeRuss, the @Designers, and FrugalFreak have all been looking at this/experimenting with various codes for some time but have not found a viable solution yet. So a voting system more like FW is definitely a priority.